Illuria illuriawiki_wiki https://illuriawiki.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Main_Page MediaWiki 1.35.13 first-letter Media Special Talk User User talk Illuria Illuria talk File File talk MediaWiki MediaWiki talk Template Template talk Help Help talk Category Category talk Module Module talk Gadget Gadget talk Gadget definition Gadget definition talk 0 1 1 2018-02-01T15:10:33Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 wikitext text/x-wiki <strong>Welcome to your new site!</strong><br/> This is your new site! Feel free to start editing right away! 3f5de68e9ec2e6d55d99d0e7ae5a49bfc0d24de7 3 1 2018-02-01T15:13:37Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 wikitext text/x-wiki == Welcome to Illuria! == [[Planet Stats]] [[Biomes]] [[Species]] 3a53f60a348e3ec5b011905fe0b0828b704f7161 4 3 2018-02-01T15:16:28Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 Protected "[[Main Page]]" ([Edit=Allow only administrators] (indefinite) [Move=Allow only administrators] (indefinite)) [cascading] wikitext text/x-wiki == Welcome to Illuria! == [[Planet Stats]] [[Biomes]] [[Species]] 3a53f60a348e3ec5b011905fe0b0828b704f7161 48 4 2018-02-01T16:17:00Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 wikitext text/x-wiki == Welcome to Illuria! == Summary: Illuria was first discovered by human environmentalists in the year 3018. Because they were looking for an empty planet to terraform and turn into a refuge for Earth's endangered species, Illuria was not colonized or used. Recognizing the diversity of its native flora and fauna and the once in a lifetime opportunity, however, a small team of 2 zoologists, 2 biologists, 2 geologists, and 2 botanists was sent out to study the planet. Here is the guidebook they wrote with their findings for future visitors such as yourself. [[Planet Stats]] [[Biomes]] [[Species]] 65ae5a35f9282e7e15125d281ccd954ab83ef275 3 2 2 2018-02-01T15:10:34Z ShoutWiki 11 wikitext text/x-wiki Hi ZoologicalBotanist, thank you for choosing ShoutWiki to make your wiki. We would suggest that you start your wiki off by doing these few basic things: *Upload a logo. You can do this by uploading an image over [[:File:Wiki.png]]. (not available on some skins) *Design your [[Main Page]]. The main page is likely the first thing users will see. It should be attractive and catch the eye. *Start building content. All wikis need content to become the best they can be. 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[[s:ShoutWiki Staff|ShoutWiki staff]] 15:09, 1 February 2018 83f0fbdf1eb17c4f5aea8ea69c20ae07d937e714 0 3 5 2018-02-01T15:19:41Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 Created page with "'''Star Type''': Yellow Dwarf '''Surface Area''': 257.6 million miles '''Atmosphere Type''': Earth-like, Higher oxygen count similar to the carboniferous time period '''Til..." wikitext text/x-wiki '''Star Type''': Yellow Dwarf '''Surface Area''': 257.6 million miles '''Atmosphere Type''': Earth-like, Higher oxygen count similar to the carboniferous time period '''Tilt of Axis''': 0% '''Moons''': Caballero, Caballera, Vida, Muerte '''Length of Day''': 48 Standard Earth Hours '''Length of Year''': 730 Standard Earth Days '''Sentient Species''': Acidians, an technologically advanced species that lives in harmony with nature and the acid swamps they call home '''Notable Landmasses''' '''Acidia''' - A tropical continent mostly dominated by acid swamps, marshes, prairies, and the occasional rainforest. '''Montenera''' - A drier continent than Acidia, Montenera has a large mountain range running north to south on the eastern side, with temperate forests on the right side of the mountains, and desserts, scrublands and savanna's on the left. '''Iron Archipelago''' - Despite its name, this tropical island chain has more than just iron. The Iron Archipelago is very mineral rich, and supplies the Mineral Sea with many of the minerals that give it its name. The largest island has an active volcano. 4c881f6aa767a5ee19fe5da9d75bfe4a7fbba7f3 6 5 2018-02-01T15:20:25Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 wikitext text/x-wiki '''Star Type''': Yellow Dwarf '''Surface Area''': 257.6 million miles '''Atmosphere Type''': Earth-like, Higher oxygen count similar to the carboniferous time period '''Tilt of Axis''': 0% '''Moons''': Caballero, Caballera, Vida, Muerte '''Length of Day''': 48 Standard Earth Hours '''Length of Year''': 730 Standard Earth Days '''Sentient Species''': Acidians, an technologically advanced species that lives in harmony with nature and the acid swamps they call home ---- '''Notable Landmasses''' '''Acidia''' - A tropical continent mostly dominated by acid swamps, marshes, prairies, and the occasional rainforest. '''Montenera''' - A drier continent than Acidia, Montenera has a large mountain range running north to south on the eastern side, with temperate forests on the right side of the mountains, and desserts, scrublands and savanna's on the left. '''Iron Archipelago''' - Despite its name, this tropical island chain has more than just iron. The Iron Archipelago is very mineral rich, and supplies the Mineral Sea with many of the minerals that give it its name. The largest island has an active volcano. f63c5c282da513a01b34af110602909b478f6484 29 6 2018-02-01T15:57:36Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 Protected "[[Planet Stats]]" ([Edit=Allow only administrators] (indefinite) [Move=Allow only administrators] (indefinite)) wikitext text/x-wiki '''Star Type''': Yellow Dwarf '''Surface Area''': 257.6 million miles '''Atmosphere Type''': Earth-like, Higher oxygen count similar to the carboniferous time period '''Tilt of Axis''': 0% '''Moons''': Caballero, Caballera, Vida, Muerte '''Length of Day''': 48 Standard Earth Hours '''Length of Year''': 730 Standard Earth Days '''Sentient Species''': Acidians, an technologically advanced species that lives in harmony with nature and the acid swamps they call home ---- '''Notable Landmasses''' '''Acidia''' - A tropical continent mostly dominated by acid swamps, marshes, prairies, and the occasional rainforest. '''Montenera''' - A drier continent than Acidia, Montenera has a large mountain range running north to south on the eastern side, with temperate forests on the right side of the mountains, and desserts, scrublands and savanna's on the left. '''Iron Archipelago''' - Despite its name, this tropical island chain has more than just iron. The Iron Archipelago is very mineral rich, and supplies the Mineral Sea with many of the minerals that give it its name. The largest island has an active volcano. f63c5c282da513a01b34af110602909b478f6484 0 5 8 2018-02-01T15:26:28Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 Created page with "The Mineral Sea is best known for the high concentration of metals and other natural minerals in its waters that originate from the nearby landmasses and undersea vents. Almos..." wikitext text/x-wiki The Mineral Sea is best known for the high concentration of metals and other natural minerals in its waters that originate from the nearby landmasses and undersea vents. Almost completely enclosed from the rest of Illuria's oceans and seas by the Iron Archipelago, the cutoff from ordinary seawater has allowed a buildup of mineral rich water, allowing the creatures living there to develop many strange and unusual ways of using the Mineral Sea's plentiful bounty. The Acidians consider this area sacred. '''Species''' 35413c0d7c9efdc7a6081eb44c30286cbfe75bdc 12 8 2018-02-01T15:30:07Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 wikitext text/x-wiki The Mineral Sea is best known for the high concentration of metals and other natural minerals in its waters that originate from the nearby landmasses and undersea vents. Almost completely enclosed from the rest of Illuria's oceans and seas by the Iron Archipelago, the cutoff from ordinary seawater has allowed a buildup of mineral rich water, allowing the creatures living there to develop many strange and unusual ways of using the Mineral Sea's plentiful bounty. The Acidians consider this area sacred. '''Species''' [[Silver Shiner]] [[Golden Shiner]] [[Razorhook]] [[Parasitic Metalshrimp]] [[Greater Metalshrimp]] [[Crystal Borer]] [[Alloy Snapper]] [[Sand Diver]] [[Rust Polyp]] ced57e33f281680c4c55c793dca6e6f33a4783a4 13 12 2018-02-01T15:30:49Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 wikitext text/x-wiki The Mineral Sea is best known for the high concentration of metals and other natural minerals in its waters that originate from the nearby landmasses and undersea vents. Almost completely enclosed from the rest of Illuria's oceans and seas by the Iron Archipelago, the cutoff from ordinary seawater has allowed a buildup of mineral rich water, allowing the creatures living there to develop many strange and unusual ways of using the Mineral Sea's plentiful bounty. The Acidians consider this area sacred. '''Species''' [[Metallic Algae]] [[Wiregrass]] [[Silver Shiner]] [[Golden Shiner]] [[Razorhook]] [[Parasitic Metalshrimp]] [[Greater Metalshrimp]] [[Crystal Borer]] [[Alloy Snapper]] [[Sand Diver]] [[Rust Polyp]] 3ba32c62ff8402f23a9b0e779dc367229c6db397 21 13 2018-02-01T15:46:29Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 wikitext text/x-wiki The Mineral Sea is best known for the high concentration of metals and other natural minerals in its waters that originate from the nearby landmasses and undersea vents. Almost completely enclosed from the rest of Illuria's oceans and seas by the Iron Archipelago, the cutoff from ordinary seawater has allowed a buildup of mineral rich water, allowing the creatures living there to develop many strange and unusual ways of using the Mineral Sea's plentiful bounty. The Acidians consider this area sacred. '''Sub-Biomes''' [[Crystal Caves]] '''Species''' [[Metallic Algae]] [[Wiregrass]] [[Silver Shiner]] [[Golden Shiner]] [[Razorhook]] [[Parasitic Metalshrimp]] [[Greater Metalshrimp]] [[Crystal Borer]] [[Alloy Snapper]] [[Sand Diver]] [[Rust Polyp]] 35426b6c47deed5597e0176ba68e5033690a1a03 25 21 2018-02-01T15:50:36Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 wikitext text/x-wiki The Mineral Sea is best known for the high concentration of metals and other natural minerals in its waters that originate from the nearby landmasses and undersea vents. Almost completely enclosed from the rest of Illuria's oceans and seas by the Iron Archipelago, the cutoff from ordinary seawater has allowed a buildup of mineral rich water, allowing the creatures living there to develop many strange and unusual ways of using the Mineral Sea's plentiful bounty. The Acidians consider this area sacred. '''Sub-Biomes''' [[Crystal Caves]] [[Rust Reefs]] [[Wiregrass Meadows]] '''Species''' [[Metallic Algae]] [[Wiregrass]] [[Silver Shiner]] [[Golden Shiner]] [[Razorhook]] [[Parasitic Metalshrimp]] [[Greater Metalshrimp]] [[Crystal Borer]] [[Alloy Snapper]] [[Sand Diver]] [[Rust Polyp]] 1c6d36a165675aab9791897c34beb3c5aefcf586 30 25 2018-02-01T15:58:02Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 Protected "[[Mineral Sea]]" ([Edit=Allow only administrators] (indefinite) [Move=Allow only administrators] (indefinite)) [cascading] wikitext text/x-wiki The Mineral Sea is best known for the high concentration of metals and other natural minerals in its waters that originate from the nearby landmasses and undersea vents. Almost completely enclosed from the rest of Illuria's oceans and seas by the Iron Archipelago, the cutoff from ordinary seawater has allowed a buildup of mineral rich water, allowing the creatures living there to develop many strange and unusual ways of using the Mineral Sea's plentiful bounty. The Acidians consider this area sacred. '''Sub-Biomes''' [[Crystal Caves]] [[Rust Reefs]] [[Wiregrass Meadows]] '''Species''' [[Metallic Algae]] [[Wiregrass]] [[Silver Shiner]] [[Golden Shiner]] [[Razorhook]] [[Parasitic Metalshrimp]] [[Greater Metalshrimp]] [[Crystal Borer]] [[Alloy Snapper]] [[Sand Diver]] [[Rust Polyp]] 1c6d36a165675aab9791897c34beb3c5aefcf586 44 30 2018-02-01T16:03:31Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 wikitext text/x-wiki The Mineral Sea is best known for the high concentration of metals and other natural minerals in its waters that originate from the nearby landmasses and undersea vents. Almost completely enclosed from the rest of Illuria's oceans and seas by the Iron Archipelago, the cutoff from ordinary seawater has allowed a buildup of mineral rich water, allowing the creatures living there to develop many strange and unusual ways of using the Mineral Sea's plentiful bounty. The Acidians consider this area sacred. '''Sub-Biomes''' [[Crystal Caves]] [[Rust Reefs]] [[Wiregrass Meadows]] '''Species''' [[Metallic Algae]] [[Wiregrass]] [[Silver Shiner]] [[Golden Shiner]] [[Razorhook]] [[Crystal Borer]] [[Alloy Snapper]] [[Rust Polyp]] b321b6eaba7599b243312aade32815b582a049f0 51 44 2018-02-05T14:19:04Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 wikitext text/x-wiki The Mineral Sea is best known for the high concentration of metals and other natural minerals in its waters that originate from the nearby landmasses and undersea vents. Almost completely enclosed from the rest of Illuria's oceans and seas by the Iron Archipelago, the cutoff from ordinary seawater has allowed a buildup of mineral rich water, allowing the creatures living there to develop many strange and unusual ways of using the Mineral Sea's plentiful bounty. The Acidians consider this area sacred. '''Sub-Biomes''' [[Crystal Caves]] [[Rust Reefs]] [[Wiregrass Meadows]] '''Species''' [[Metallic Algae]] [[Wiregrass]] [[Silver Shiner]] [[Golden Shiner]] [[Razorhook]] [[Crystal Borer]] [[Alloy Snapper]] [[Rust Polyp]] [[Ribbon Dancer]] 8a2dc3ca3d98dbe1bcdd3652526992ca933b0fac 0 6 9 2018-02-01T15:29:19Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 Created page with "'''Plants''' [[Metallic Algae]] [[Wiregrass]] '''Animals''' [[Slver Shiner]] [[Golden Shiner]] [[Razorhook]] [[Parasitic Metalshrimp]] [[Greater Metalshrimp]] Crys..." wikitext text/x-wiki '''Plants''' [[Metallic Algae]] [[Wiregrass]] '''Animals''' [[Slver Shiner]] [[Golden Shiner]] [[Razorhook]] [[Parasitic Metalshrimp]] [[Greater Metalshrimp]] [[Crystal Borer]] [[Alloy Snapper]] [[Sand Diver] [[Rust Polyp]] 0cae571f6b68fc83c57e5ac13bb39cb22ed7e800 10 9 2018-02-01T15:29:30Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 wikitext text/x-wiki '''Plants''' [[Metallic Algae]] [[Wiregrass]] '''Animals''' [[Silver Shiner]] [[Golden Shiner]] [[Razorhook]] [[Parasitic Metalshrimp]] [[Greater Metalshrimp]] [[Crystal Borer]] [[Alloy Snapper]] [[Sand Diver] [[Rust Polyp]] 1e6c5f338c7f9a1bfbfe278c7355772ee74abef3 11 10 2018-02-01T15:29:50Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 wikitext text/x-wiki '''Plants''' [[Metallic Algae]] [[Wiregrass]] '''Animals''' [[Silver Shiner]] [[Golden Shiner]] [[Razorhook]] [[Parasitic Metalshrimp]] [[Greater Metalshrimp]] [[Crystal Borer]] [[Alloy Snapper]] [[Sand Diver]] [[Rust Polyp]] d69cf94630f4f14587ba104922e0052a2836bfef 37 11 2018-02-01T16:00:53Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 Protected "[[Species]]" ([Edit=Allow only administrators] (indefinite) [Move=Allow only administrators] (indefinite)) [cascading] wikitext text/x-wiki '''Plants''' [[Metallic Algae]] [[Wiregrass]] '''Animals''' [[Silver Shiner]] [[Golden Shiner]] [[Razorhook]] [[Parasitic Metalshrimp]] [[Greater Metalshrimp]] [[Crystal Borer]] [[Alloy Snapper]] [[Sand Diver]] [[Rust Polyp]] d69cf94630f4f14587ba104922e0052a2836bfef 47 37 2018-02-01T16:05:04Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 wikitext text/x-wiki '''Plants''' [[Metallic Algae]] [[Wiregrass]] '''Animals''' [[Silver Shiner]] [[Golden Shiner]] [[Razorhook]] [[Crystal Borer]] [[Alloy Snapper]] [[Rust Polyp]] a1d01760a2be07ec115c60ffb2139d6e633a6330 49 47 2018-02-05T14:17:41Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 wikitext text/x-wiki '''Plants''' [[Metallic Algae]] [[Wiregrass]] '''Animals''' [[Silver Shiner]] [[Golden Shiner]] [[Razorhook]] [[Crystal Borer]] [[Alloy Snapper]] [[Rust Polyp]] [[Ribbon Dancer]] 5c83d875444db719cef1cad42ee51a132224ee0e 0 7 14 2018-02-01T15:39:31Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 Created page with "'''Metallic Algae (''Zoophytorum Metallicum Spp.'')''' Metallic algae are similar to the algae on Earth. They come in many shapes, sizes, and forms, and form the base of many..." wikitext text/x-wiki '''Metallic Algae (''Zoophytorum Metallicum Spp.'')''' Metallic algae are similar to the algae on Earth. They come in many shapes, sizes, and forms, and form the base of many ecosystems. The main difference between the two groups is the way metallic algae catch and use light for photosynthesis. While metallic algae use chloroplast like Earth algae, metallic algae form metallic coats around themselves, the sole purpose of which is to reflect more light onto the algae than it would be able to get without the reflective covering. There are many different subspecies, including the free-floating silver algae, the sedentary gold algae, and the kelp-like copper algae. '''How metallic algae use metals (Gold Algae as example)''' If you look at a gold algae under a microscope, you will see a small ball with the bottom half covered in spikes that have sticky pads on the end. Gold algae sit in the sediment spike half down. As they collect gold flakes from the sediment and nearby water, the flakes are stuck to the inside part of the pad. As light filters down from above, some of it hits the center sphere, where it goes through photosynthesis. Some light, however, misses the center sphere. Normally the light would be lost, but with gold algae, it hits the gold flakes, which are polished like mirrors. Each flake is positioned so that it reflects the light like a mirror onto the center sphere. These "mirrors" are positioned at different angles to catch the sun better during different times of day. 8c0da544961fab0b46bfec503e02ffb0d9716882 15 14 2018-02-01T15:39:44Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 wikitext text/x-wiki '''Metallic Algae (''Zoophytorum Metallicum Spp.'')''' Metallic algae are similar to the algae on Earth. They come in many shapes, sizes, and forms, and form the base of many ecosystems. The main difference between the two groups is the way metallic algae catch and use light for photosynthesis. While metallic algae use chloroplast like Earth algae, metallic algae form metallic coats around themselves, the sole purpose of which is to reflect more light onto the algae than it would be able to get without the reflective covering. There are many different subspecies, including the free-floating silver algae, the sedentary gold algae, and the kelp-like copper algae. '''How metallic algae use metals (Gold Algae as example)''' If you look at a gold algae under a microscope, you will see a small ball with the bottom half covered in spikes that have sticky pads on the end. Gold algae sit in the sediment spike half down. As they collect gold flakes from the sediment and nearby water, the flakes are stuck to the inside part of the pad. As light filters down from above, some of it hits the center sphere, where it goes through photosynthesis. Some light, however, misses the center sphere. Normally the light would be lost, but with gold algae, it hits the gold flakes, which are polished like mirrors. Each flake is positioned so that it reflects the light like a mirror onto the center sphere. These "mirrors" are positioned at different angles to catch the sun better during different times of day. 92488e0d6d3442e6dd0bdd16f90fe6d9517677dc 35 15 2018-02-01T16:00:31Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 Protected "[[Metallic Algae]]" ([Edit=Allow only administrators] (indefinite) [Move=Allow only administrators] (indefinite)) [cascading] wikitext text/x-wiki '''Metallic Algae (''Zoophytorum Metallicum Spp.'')''' Metallic algae are similar to the algae on Earth. They come in many shapes, sizes, and forms, and form the base of many ecosystems. The main difference between the two groups is the way metallic algae catch and use light for photosynthesis. While metallic algae use chloroplast like Earth algae, metallic algae form metallic coats around themselves, the sole purpose of which is to reflect more light onto the algae than it would be able to get without the reflective covering. There are many different subspecies, including the free-floating silver algae, the sedentary gold algae, and the kelp-like copper algae. '''How metallic algae use metals (Gold Algae as example)''' If you look at a gold algae under a microscope, you will see a small ball with the bottom half covered in spikes that have sticky pads on the end. Gold algae sit in the sediment spike half down. As they collect gold flakes from the sediment and nearby water, the flakes are stuck to the inside part of the pad. As light filters down from above, some of it hits the center sphere, where it goes through photosynthesis. Some light, however, misses the center sphere. Normally the light would be lost, but with gold algae, it hits the gold flakes, which are polished like mirrors. Each flake is positioned so that it reflects the light like a mirror onto the center sphere. These "mirrors" are positioned at different angles to catch the sun better during different times of day. 92488e0d6d3442e6dd0bdd16f90fe6d9517677dc 0 8 16 2018-02-01T15:40:44Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 Created page with "'''Wiregrass (''Capillum ferrum'')''' Wiregrass is a thin seaweed in the Tenuidae family. On it’s own, it is harmless, but the true danger with this species lies in its mut..." wikitext text/x-wiki '''Wiregrass (''Capillum ferrum'')''' Wiregrass is a thin seaweed in the Tenuidae family. On it’s own, it is harmless, but the true danger with this species lies in its mutualistic relationship with a small invertebrate called the razorhook. It reproduces through waterborne spores, and grows in large undersea meadows. 2169bd686b631f07a8339f8c6f3bf0e245eb7f6d 36 16 2018-02-01T16:00:44Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 Protected "[[Wiregrass]]" ([Edit=Allow only administrators] (indefinite) [Move=Allow only administrators] (indefinite)) [cascading] wikitext text/x-wiki '''Wiregrass (''Capillum ferrum'')''' Wiregrass is a thin seaweed in the Tenuidae family. On it’s own, it is harmless, but the true danger with this species lies in its mutualistic relationship with a small invertebrate called the razorhook. It reproduces through waterborne spores, and grows in large undersea meadows. 2169bd686b631f07a8339f8c6f3bf0e245eb7f6d 0 9 17 2018-02-01T15:42:18Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 Created page with "'''Silver Shiner (''Shimmerus Argentum'')''' The silver shiner is a small, jawless, filter feeding fish-like creature that forms large schools in the open waters of the Miner..." wikitext text/x-wiki '''Silver Shiner (''Shimmerus Argentum'')''' The silver shiner is a small, jawless, filter feeding fish-like creature that forms large schools in the open waters of the Mineral Sea. Silver shiners feed primarily on silver algae (''Zoophytorum Metallicum Argentum''), although they will consume anything small enough that floats into their mouths. They are the primary prey for many carnivorous species, and have developed a way of recreating the silver coating of the silver algae that they eat, forming it into a kind of armor. although this armor is not very strong when compared to the jaws of most predators, such as the alloy snapper (''Frango Offensionibus''), a sufficiently large school of silver shiners can use the reflective qualities of their silver skin to reflect light at a predator, effectively blinding it. Although rare, one may occasionally see a silver shiner that is not as silver as the others in its school, or one that is a different color entirely! This is simply a result of a diet that is not purely silver algae, and not any cause for concern. c4a3bafa7d71005d090a04ecff8998282d9ffa3f 38 17 2018-02-01T16:01:15Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 Protected "[[Silver Shiner]]" ([Edit=Allow only administrators] (indefinite)) wikitext text/x-wiki '''Silver Shiner (''Shimmerus Argentum'')''' The silver shiner is a small, jawless, filter feeding fish-like creature that forms large schools in the open waters of the Mineral Sea. Silver shiners feed primarily on silver algae (''Zoophytorum Metallicum Argentum''), although they will consume anything small enough that floats into their mouths. They are the primary prey for many carnivorous species, and have developed a way of recreating the silver coating of the silver algae that they eat, forming it into a kind of armor. although this armor is not very strong when compared to the jaws of most predators, such as the alloy snapper (''Frango Offensionibus''), a sufficiently large school of silver shiners can use the reflective qualities of their silver skin to reflect light at a predator, effectively blinding it. Although rare, one may occasionally see a silver shiner that is not as silver as the others in its school, or one that is a different color entirely! This is simply a result of a diet that is not purely silver algae, and not any cause for concern. c4a3bafa7d71005d090a04ecff8998282d9ffa3f 0 10 18 2018-02-01T15:43:21Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 Created page with "'''Golden Shiner (''Shimmerus Aurum'')''' The golden shiner is one of the two remaining members of a once vast, numerous family. It is a bottom feeder, using its whiskers to..." wikitext text/x-wiki '''Golden Shiner (''Shimmerus Aurum'')''' The golden shiner is one of the two remaining members of a once vast, numerous family. It is a bottom feeder, using its whiskers to hunt for the shellfish that make up its diet. Like its relative, the silver shiner, metals, primarily gold, find their way into its diet and are excreted on the skin to form an armor to protect it. Unlike the silver shiner, however, the gold covering of the golden shiner is much denser and far more effective, making it far to heavy to allow it to swim far. Instead, the golden shiner uses its pectoral fins to "walk" across the seafloor. Although the golden shiners gold originates from the golden algae (''Zoophytorum Metallicum Aurum'') that grow on the seabed, the golden shiner does not consume any of the algae. Instead, it preys upon the shellfish that live on the seafloor. Although the shellfish don't use very much of it, they contain lots of gold due to their diet of golden algae, which carpets the seafloor, ready for them to eat like living vacuum cleaners. Golden shiners live in primarily in wiregrass beds, where their armor is effective at protecting them from the razor sharp blades of wire grass that grow in abundance, and can occasionally be found in rust reefs as well, although golden shiners there have coats that are much weaker and duller due to the iron they consume rusting away, making them vulnerable. ca7814c6f9b99faab02af3ed644e8bf7b050adbc 39 18 2018-02-01T16:01:27Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 Protected "[[Golden Shiner]]" ([Edit=Allow only administrators] (indefinite) [Move=Allow only administrators] (indefinite)) [cascading] wikitext text/x-wiki '''Golden Shiner (''Shimmerus Aurum'')''' The golden shiner is one of the two remaining members of a once vast, numerous family. It is a bottom feeder, using its whiskers to hunt for the shellfish that make up its diet. Like its relative, the silver shiner, metals, primarily gold, find their way into its diet and are excreted on the skin to form an armor to protect it. Unlike the silver shiner, however, the gold covering of the golden shiner is much denser and far more effective, making it far to heavy to allow it to swim far. Instead, the golden shiner uses its pectoral fins to "walk" across the seafloor. Although the golden shiners gold originates from the golden algae (''Zoophytorum Metallicum Aurum'') that grow on the seabed, the golden shiner does not consume any of the algae. Instead, it preys upon the shellfish that live on the seafloor. Although the shellfish don't use very much of it, they contain lots of gold due to their diet of golden algae, which carpets the seafloor, ready for them to eat like living vacuum cleaners. Golden shiners live in primarily in wiregrass beds, where their armor is effective at protecting them from the razor sharp blades of wire grass that grow in abundance, and can occasionally be found in rust reefs as well, although golden shiners there have coats that are much weaker and duller due to the iron they consume rusting away, making them vulnerable. ca7814c6f9b99faab02af3ed644e8bf7b050adbc 0 11 19 2018-02-01T15:44:12Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 Created page with "'''Razorhook (''Minimanus hamo'')''' The razorhook is a microscopic member of the Canceridae family in the genus Carabus. Its diet consist of algae, dead and decaying plant m..." wikitext text/x-wiki '''Razorhook (''Minimanus hamo'')''' The razorhook is a microscopic member of the Canceridae family in the genus Carabus. Its diet consist of algae, dead and decaying plant matter, as well as organic particles suspended in the water. They live only on living wiregrass specimens, which can hold billions of razor hooks on a single leaf! Razorhooks maintain the plant, removing dead and infected portions, as well as keeping it free of algae. They also deter predators using the razor sharp metal hooks on their backs. In return, the plant provides them with a place to live and food to eat. The hook on a razor hooks back is made up of various metal types, with iron being the most common. This is most likely due to the razorhook’s use of the iron found in the blood of any creature injured by them. Razorhooks reproduce sexually, with the females holding on to the eggs and protecting them until they hatch. c69c5f21975ec581468cb691c8bd5bea26cb3115 40 19 2018-02-01T16:01:41Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 Protected "[[Razorhook]]" ([Edit=Allow only administrators] (indefinite) [Move=Allow only administrators] (indefinite)) [cascading] wikitext text/x-wiki '''Razorhook (''Minimanus hamo'')''' The razorhook is a microscopic member of the Canceridae family in the genus Carabus. Its diet consist of algae, dead and decaying plant matter, as well as organic particles suspended in the water. They live only on living wiregrass specimens, which can hold billions of razor hooks on a single leaf! Razorhooks maintain the plant, removing dead and infected portions, as well as keeping it free of algae. They also deter predators using the razor sharp metal hooks on their backs. In return, the plant provides them with a place to live and food to eat. The hook on a razor hooks back is made up of various metal types, with iron being the most common. This is most likely due to the razorhook’s use of the iron found in the blood of any creature injured by them. Razorhooks reproduce sexually, with the females holding on to the eggs and protecting them until they hatch. c69c5f21975ec581468cb691c8bd5bea26cb3115 0 12 20 2018-02-01T15:45:41Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 Created page with "'''Crystal Borer (''Canalis Vicus'')''' The crystal borer is the most common trogloxene in the Crystal Caves. Crystal borers are colonial, crystal-dwelling organisms, with ea..." wikitext text/x-wiki '''Crystal Borer (''Canalis Vicus'')''' The crystal borer is the most common trogloxene in the Crystal Caves. Crystal borers are colonial, crystal-dwelling organisms, with each colony being led by a single mated pair, a "king and queen" of sorts. The rulers of the colony use waterborne pheromones to communicate with the workers, each scent unique to each individual colony. Each colony typically occupies one crystal, which the workers use a special acid to dissolve. The solution produced by dissolving the crystal is then sent to the workers at the top of the colony, where it is used to make the crystal larger. There are several groups within a nest: The king and queen, the nursery workers, the nest expansion and repair workers, the guards, the general workers, and the foragers. The foragers and general workers are the ones most commonly seen outside of the nest, as they are the ones responsible for finding all of the food (Although general workers can do everything in the colony). Crystal borers are omnivorus, feeding on whatever the foragers can find. Each colony maintains its own territory, although colonies will blend their territory together if it is advantageous to both. 9e46f51e153f1ee80023c3242507dcc03349a454 41 20 2018-02-01T16:01:57Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 Protected "[[Crystal Borer]]" ([Edit=Allow only administrators] (indefinite) [Move=Allow only administrators] (indefinite)) [cascading] wikitext text/x-wiki '''Crystal Borer (''Canalis Vicus'')''' The crystal borer is the most common trogloxene in the Crystal Caves. Crystal borers are colonial, crystal-dwelling organisms, with each colony being led by a single mated pair, a "king and queen" of sorts. The rulers of the colony use waterborne pheromones to communicate with the workers, each scent unique to each individual colony. Each colony typically occupies one crystal, which the workers use a special acid to dissolve. The solution produced by dissolving the crystal is then sent to the workers at the top of the colony, where it is used to make the crystal larger. There are several groups within a nest: The king and queen, the nursery workers, the nest expansion and repair workers, the guards, the general workers, and the foragers. The foragers and general workers are the ones most commonly seen outside of the nest, as they are the ones responsible for finding all of the food (Although general workers can do everything in the colony). Crystal borers are omnivorus, feeding on whatever the foragers can find. Each colony maintains its own territory, although colonies will blend their territory together if it is advantageous to both. 9e46f51e153f1ee80023c3242507dcc03349a454 0 13 22 2018-02-01T15:47:32Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 Created page with "'''Crystal Caves''' The Crystal Caves are exactly what they sound like, a massive cave system filled to the brim with crystal formations! Originally a mostly closed off syste..." wikitext text/x-wiki '''Crystal Caves''' The Crystal Caves are exactly what they sound like, a massive cave system filled to the brim with crystal formations! Originally a mostly closed off system with a few small openings, a recent earthquake opened up a larger entrance that a human could get through to explore. Forming the base of the ecosystem are the trogloxenes. As plants cannot grow well in the caves, these cave visitors provide much of the energy that the full-time cave residents need. The trogloxenes leave the cave during the night to forage for food, the energy from the food that they eat providing for all of the cave residents. '''Species''' [[Crystal Borer]] 7b11a040893e58884b23de435f320e790ab616b9 32 22 2018-02-01T15:59:26Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 Protected "[[Crystal Caves]]" ([Edit=Allow only administrators] (indefinite) [Move=Allow only administrators] (indefinite)) [cascading] wikitext text/x-wiki '''Crystal Caves''' The Crystal Caves are exactly what they sound like, a massive cave system filled to the brim with crystal formations! Originally a mostly closed off system with a few small openings, a recent earthquake opened up a larger entrance that a human could get through to explore. Forming the base of the ecosystem are the trogloxenes. As plants cannot grow well in the caves, these cave visitors provide much of the energy that the full-time cave residents need. The trogloxenes leave the cave during the night to forage for food, the energy from the food that they eat providing for all of the cave residents. '''Species''' [[Crystal Borer]] 7b11a040893e58884b23de435f320e790ab616b9 0 14 23 2018-02-01T15:48:30Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 Created page with "'''Alloy Snapper (''Frango Offensionibus'')''' Alloy snappers are a predatory species that is found throughout the mineral sea. They can grow up to 7 meters long, and weigh u..." wikitext text/x-wiki '''Alloy Snapper (''Frango Offensionibus'')''' Alloy snappers are a predatory species that is found throughout the mineral sea. They can grow up to 7 meters long, and weigh up to 900 kilograms. They have a eel-like tail, 3 pairs of clawed flippers(3 claws per flipper), a narrow crocodilian head, and spines along their back. Because of their diet of anything smaller than them,(although they show a preference for silver and gold shiners), Alloy snappers tend to ingest large amounts of metals and minerals. Any minerals ingested are either passed through the digestive system or kept in the stomach to help break down tough material (similar to how chickens swallow small stones to aid in digestion). Metals, on the other hand, are sent to a special organ called a salacetallum (sal-a-set-al-um). The salacetallum contains acids that are strong enough to break down the chunks of metal into a near microscopic slush. That "slush is pumped to special areas near the head, flippers, and dorsal spines, where it is excreted and hardens to form the spines, claws, and teeth. Despite their appearance and diet, alloy snappers are a playful and friendly species that lives in family groups, called armories, of 4-10 individuals. Both genders are present in the group, as well as young. When the group has more than 10 individuals, the youngest independent alloy snappers will leave to join another group or form their own. Alloy snappers usually only have one baby at a time, although twins have been observed. The young are born live and dependent on the protection of their armory. Adult alloy snappers are very protective of their young and the young of other snappers. There was even one case where a pod of snappers even adopted some young that were orphaned when their armory was killed by a poacher. Alloy snappers reproduce at any time of year, as long as food is plentiful.Young become independent at 3 years of age, although they don't reach sexual maturity until their 5th year of life. When the young are born, they lack the teeth, claws, and spines of the adults, and instead have baby teeth. These baby teeth fall out after 11/2 years, pushed out by the metal fangs that have now grown large enough to use. Alloy snappers breath air, and prefer to stay near the surface, especially when they have young, which are not able to dive as deep or hold their breath for as long as the adults can. Adults are able to reach depths of up to a mile deep in search of prey, and can hold their breath for up to 1 hour. Alloy snappers have no predators as adults, but as young they are vulnerable to a variety of predators, especially sand divers, which will dive bomb young snappers from the sky in flocks until they are chased off by the adults or they kill it. Alloy snappers are a protected species on Illuria due to their limited range and the fact that they cannot survive outside of the mineral sea, even in captivity due to the costs of building a tank large enough to hold an entire pod comfortably and the amount of food that they would need. The alloy snapper gets its name from the way metals are mixed together in the salacetallum. Because they are liquidized, the metals mix together to form an alloy called snappium. As snappium has proven to be impossible to recreate using traditional methods, it is currently believed that there is an unknown metal, element, or process that allows this alloy to form. This is currently impossible to test, due to the difficulty in capturing a live individual, as well as the relative rarity of shed teeth and claws, as snappium dissolves within 2 hours when dropped from the alloy snapper that it belonged to, lending further evidence to the theory that an unknown process or chemical holds the snappium together. cff567de1618c123251cc60e1e2e563b702c3be3 42 23 2018-02-01T16:02:14Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 Protected "[[Alloy Snapper]]" ([Edit=Allow only administrators] (indefinite) [Move=Allow only administrators] (indefinite)) [cascading] wikitext text/x-wiki '''Alloy Snapper (''Frango Offensionibus'')''' Alloy snappers are a predatory species that is found throughout the mineral sea. They can grow up to 7 meters long, and weigh up to 900 kilograms. They have a eel-like tail, 3 pairs of clawed flippers(3 claws per flipper), a narrow crocodilian head, and spines along their back. Because of their diet of anything smaller than them,(although they show a preference for silver and gold shiners), Alloy snappers tend to ingest large amounts of metals and minerals. Any minerals ingested are either passed through the digestive system or kept in the stomach to help break down tough material (similar to how chickens swallow small stones to aid in digestion). Metals, on the other hand, are sent to a special organ called a salacetallum (sal-a-set-al-um). The salacetallum contains acids that are strong enough to break down the chunks of metal into a near microscopic slush. That "slush is pumped to special areas near the head, flippers, and dorsal spines, where it is excreted and hardens to form the spines, claws, and teeth. Despite their appearance and diet, alloy snappers are a playful and friendly species that lives in family groups, called armories, of 4-10 individuals. Both genders are present in the group, as well as young. When the group has more than 10 individuals, the youngest independent alloy snappers will leave to join another group or form their own. Alloy snappers usually only have one baby at a time, although twins have been observed. The young are born live and dependent on the protection of their armory. Adult alloy snappers are very protective of their young and the young of other snappers. There was even one case where a pod of snappers even adopted some young that were orphaned when their armory was killed by a poacher. Alloy snappers reproduce at any time of year, as long as food is plentiful.Young become independent at 3 years of age, although they don't reach sexual maturity until their 5th year of life. When the young are born, they lack the teeth, claws, and spines of the adults, and instead have baby teeth. These baby teeth fall out after 11/2 years, pushed out by the metal fangs that have now grown large enough to use. Alloy snappers breath air, and prefer to stay near the surface, especially when they have young, which are not able to dive as deep or hold their breath for as long as the adults can. Adults are able to reach depths of up to a mile deep in search of prey, and can hold their breath for up to 1 hour. Alloy snappers have no predators as adults, but as young they are vulnerable to a variety of predators, especially sand divers, which will dive bomb young snappers from the sky in flocks until they are chased off by the adults or they kill it. Alloy snappers are a protected species on Illuria due to their limited range and the fact that they cannot survive outside of the mineral sea, even in captivity due to the costs of building a tank large enough to hold an entire pod comfortably and the amount of food that they would need. The alloy snapper gets its name from the way metals are mixed together in the salacetallum. Because they are liquidized, the metals mix together to form an alloy called snappium. As snappium has proven to be impossible to recreate using traditional methods, it is currently believed that there is an unknown metal, element, or process that allows this alloy to form. This is currently impossible to test, due to the difficulty in capturing a live individual, as well as the relative rarity of shed teeth and claws, as snappium dissolves within 2 hours when dropped from the alloy snapper that it belonged to, lending further evidence to the theory that an unknown process or chemical holds the snappium together. cff567de1618c123251cc60e1e2e563b702c3be3 0 15 24 2018-02-01T15:49:46Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 Created page with "'''Rust Polyp (''Alcyoneum Rubigo'')''' Rust reefs form from a living organism, like Earth reefs, but there is only one polyp for each rust coral, and they are much larger. D..." wikitext text/x-wiki '''Rust Polyp (''Alcyoneum Rubigo'')''' Rust reefs form from a living organism, like Earth reefs, but there is only one polyp for each rust coral, and they are much larger. Despite their name, rust polyps are more like barnacles in appearance. Although rust polyps are capable of sexual reproduction, they do not use that method often, preferring instead to use an alternate method. At the end of its life, a rust polyp will release two eggs that are identical clones to itself: one floats away to colonize a new area, while the other is attached to the outside of its parents outer shell. It is very common to see a piece of rust coral with the youngest polyp growing on the empty shells of its ancestors, although it is also possible to see two polyps on a rust coral, usually occurring when a free-floating egg attaches to another rust coral that has a polyp of its own. There are many different subspecies of rust polyp, distinguished by the formation of the coral shell they build. Without their shell, rust polyps resemble barnacles with the addition of modified tentacles that are used for repairing the shell. Rust polyps use feathery limbs to filter small organic particles, as well as iron out of the water. Iron is collected by the tentacles and mixed with a type of mucus the polyp produces that acts like a "glue". The resulting mixture is spread on the outside of the shell to expand or repair it. Because rust polyps build their shells in saltwater, corrosion is a large problem. In fact, an easy way to tell where the current polyp in a rust coral is, look for the part without any holes, as the polyps only maintain their outer exterior, and the old shells are left alone to rust away. This can provide a habitat for many of the species that live in the reefs. One particularly large specimen was even found to be home to a juvenile alloy snapper! d8d6aef2790fe60912cd94ccfbaff7bdd0daedf2 43 24 2018-02-01T16:02:34Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 Protected "[[Rust Polyp]]" ([Edit=Allow only administrators] (indefinite) [Move=Allow only administrators] (indefinite)) [cascading] wikitext text/x-wiki '''Rust Polyp (''Alcyoneum Rubigo'')''' Rust reefs form from a living organism, like Earth reefs, but there is only one polyp for each rust coral, and they are much larger. Despite their name, rust polyps are more like barnacles in appearance. Although rust polyps are capable of sexual reproduction, they do not use that method often, preferring instead to use an alternate method. At the end of its life, a rust polyp will release two eggs that are identical clones to itself: one floats away to colonize a new area, while the other is attached to the outside of its parents outer shell. It is very common to see a piece of rust coral with the youngest polyp growing on the empty shells of its ancestors, although it is also possible to see two polyps on a rust coral, usually occurring when a free-floating egg attaches to another rust coral that has a polyp of its own. There are many different subspecies of rust polyp, distinguished by the formation of the coral shell they build. Without their shell, rust polyps resemble barnacles with the addition of modified tentacles that are used for repairing the shell. Rust polyps use feathery limbs to filter small organic particles, as well as iron out of the water. Iron is collected by the tentacles and mixed with a type of mucus the polyp produces that acts like a "glue". The resulting mixture is spread on the outside of the shell to expand or repair it. Because rust polyps build their shells in saltwater, corrosion is a large problem. In fact, an easy way to tell where the current polyp in a rust coral is, look for the part without any holes, as the polyps only maintain their outer exterior, and the old shells are left alone to rust away. This can provide a habitat for many of the species that live in the reefs. One particularly large specimen was even found to be home to a juvenile alloy snapper! d8d6aef2790fe60912cd94ccfbaff7bdd0daedf2 0 16 26 2018-02-01T15:52:31Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 Created page with "'''Rust Reefs''' Rust reefs are found in predominately iron rich areas within the mineral sea, such as the near the Iron Archipelago. The largest known rust reef is located o..." wikitext text/x-wiki '''Rust Reefs''' Rust reefs are found in predominately iron rich areas within the mineral sea, such as the near the Iron Archipelago. The largest known rust reef is located on Meteorite Mound, a underwater mountain that is believed to be a meteorite due to its location near several meteor craters and high iron content. '''Species''' [[Rust Polyp]] [[Alloy Snapper]] [[Silver Shiner]] [[Golden Shiner]] [[Metallic Algae]] [[Greater Metalshrimp]] [[Parasitic Metalshrimp]] 35e1dab0f20ac9f38f850e631da5c26692b6a46d 28 26 2018-02-01T15:56:37Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 wikitext text/x-wiki '''Rust Reefs''' Rust reefs are found in predominately iron rich areas within the mineral sea, such as the near the Iron Archipelago. The largest known rust reef is located on Meteorite Mound, a underwater mountain that is believed to be a meteorite due to its location near several meteor craters and high iron content. '''Species''' [[Rust Polyp]] [[Alloy Snapper]] [[Silver Shiner]] [[Golden Shiner]] [[Metallic Algae]] [[Greater Metalshrimp]] [[Parasitic Metalshrimp]] [[Sand Diver]] 5d7ca97d3d64680b9ae3780c966d1029cec852e9 33 28 2018-02-01T15:59:43Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 Protected "[[Rust Reefs]]" ([Edit=Allow only administrators] (indefinite) [Move=Allow only administrators] (indefinite)) [cascading] wikitext text/x-wiki '''Rust Reefs''' Rust reefs are found in predominately iron rich areas within the mineral sea, such as the near the Iron Archipelago. The largest known rust reef is located on Meteorite Mound, a underwater mountain that is believed to be a meteorite due to its location near several meteor craters and high iron content. '''Species''' [[Rust Polyp]] [[Alloy Snapper]] [[Silver Shiner]] [[Golden Shiner]] [[Metallic Algae]] [[Greater Metalshrimp]] [[Parasitic Metalshrimp]] [[Sand Diver]] 5d7ca97d3d64680b9ae3780c966d1029cec852e9 45 33 2018-02-01T16:03:46Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 wikitext text/x-wiki '''Rust Reefs''' Rust reefs are found in predominately iron rich areas within the mineral sea, such as the near the Iron Archipelago. The largest known rust reef is located on Meteorite Mound, a underwater mountain that is believed to be a meteorite due to its location near several meteor craters and high iron content. '''Species''' [[Rust Polyp]] [[Alloy Snapper]] [[Silver Shiner]] [[Golden Shiner]] [[Metallic Algae]] 0ee3481716485c185dfcf45ca9d03fa6e0f7524d 0 17 27 2018-02-01T15:55:50Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 Created page with "'''Wiregrass Meadows''' Wiregrass meadows are huge fields of wiregrass. It can be a dangerous biome, but it is also ecologically diverse. '''Species''' [[Wiregrass]] Raz..." wikitext text/x-wiki '''Wiregrass Meadows''' Wiregrass meadows are huge fields of wiregrass. It can be a dangerous biome, but it is also ecologically diverse. '''Species''' [[Wiregrass]] [[Razorhook]] [[Silver Shiner]] [[Golden Shiner]] [[Metallic Algae]] [[Alloy Snapper]] [[Sand Diver]] [[Greater Metalshrimp]] [[Parasitic Metalshrimp]] c17a99535c20117168468872892e349e95ab95e5 34 27 2018-02-01T16:00:18Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 Protected "[[Wiregrass Meadows]]" ([Edit=Allow only administrators] (indefinite) [Move=Allow only administrators] (indefinite)) [cascading] wikitext text/x-wiki '''Wiregrass Meadows''' Wiregrass meadows are huge fields of wiregrass. It can be a dangerous biome, but it is also ecologically diverse. '''Species''' [[Wiregrass]] [[Razorhook]] [[Silver Shiner]] [[Golden Shiner]] [[Metallic Algae]] [[Alloy Snapper]] [[Sand Diver]] [[Greater Metalshrimp]] [[Parasitic Metalshrimp]] c17a99535c20117168468872892e349e95ab95e5 46 34 2018-02-01T16:04:45Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 wikitext text/x-wiki '''Wiregrass Meadows''' Wiregrass meadows are huge fields of wiregrass. It can be a dangerous biome, but it is also ecologically diverse. '''Species''' [[Wiregrass]] [[Razorhook]] [[Silver Shiner]] [[Golden Shiner]] [[Metallic Algae]] [[Alloy Snapper]] 1011367d97a22087ba824ce8b54512db0353f81b 52 46 2018-02-05T14:19:23Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 wikitext text/x-wiki '''Wiregrass Meadows''' Wiregrass meadows are huge fields of wiregrass. It can be a dangerous biome, but it is also ecologically diverse. '''Species''' [[Wiregrass]] [[Razorhook]] [[Silver Shiner]] [[Golden Shiner]] [[Metallic Algae]] [[Alloy Snapper]] [[Ribbon Dancer]] 92817a667ee663ef065625c849bdf07b07ca6e7b 0 18 50 2018-02-05T14:18:33Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 Created page with "'''Ribbon Dancer (''Dansantus citus'')''' The ribbon dancer is a eel like species in the Belutidae family that is native to the wiregrass meadows of the mineral sea. It is an..." wikitext text/x-wiki '''Ribbon Dancer (''Dansantus citus'')''' The ribbon dancer is a eel like species in the Belutidae family that is native to the wiregrass meadows of the mineral sea. It is an omnivore, feeding on wiregrass, golden shiners, silver shiners, and shellfish. This species ohs its common name to the way it twists and twirls around wire grass blades to avoid injury, giving the appearance of a dancing ribbon. Ribbon Dancers are nocturnal, emerging at night to feed. They use their sensitive noses to find prey in the sand. Once prey is found, it is dug up while it is asleep and eaten. What makes this species interesting is their diet of wiregrass. They do not consume razorhooks, as the razorhook's shell would cause massive internal damage. to remove the razorhook from the plant, the ribbon dancer uses the spines in its head and its pectoral fins to scrape the razorhooks off of the plant. Not all of the razorhooks are removed, but the remaining amount is not usually enough to cause major injury to the ribbon dancer. 3231cfb29c75f06435b6eb79a97874b79d251175 0 18 53 50 2018-02-05T14:19:39Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 Protected "[[Ribbon Dancer]]" ([Edit=Allow only administrators] (indefinite) [Move=Allow only administrators] (indefinite)) [cascading] wikitext text/x-wiki '''Ribbon Dancer (''Dansantus citus'')''' The ribbon dancer is a eel like species in the Belutidae family that is native to the wiregrass meadows of the mineral sea. It is an omnivore, feeding on wiregrass, golden shiners, silver shiners, and shellfish. This species ohs its common name to the way it twists and twirls around wire grass blades to avoid injury, giving the appearance of a dancing ribbon. Ribbon Dancers are nocturnal, emerging at night to feed. They use their sensitive noses to find prey in the sand. Once prey is found, it is dug up while it is asleep and eaten. What makes this species interesting is their diet of wiregrass. They do not consume razorhooks, as the razorhook's shell would cause massive internal damage. to remove the razorhook from the plant, the ribbon dancer uses the spines in its head and its pectoral fins to scrape the razorhooks off of the plant. Not all of the razorhooks are removed, but the remaining amount is not usually enough to cause major injury to the ribbon dancer. 3231cfb29c75f06435b6eb79a97874b79d251175 68 53 2018-02-05T14:29:18Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 wikitext text/x-wiki '''Ribbon Dancer (''Dansantus citus'')''' The ribbon dancer is a eel like species in the Belutidae family that is native to the wiregrass meadows of the mineral sea. It is an omnivore, feeding on wiregrass, golden shiners, silver shiners, and shellfish. This species ohs its common name to the way it twists and twirls around wire grass blades to avoid injury, giving the appearance of a dancing ribbon. Ribbon Dancers are nocturnal, emerging at night to feed. They use their sensitive noses to find prey in the sand. Once prey is found, it is dug up while it is asleep and eaten. What makes this species interesting is their diet of wiregrass. They do not consume razorhooks, as the razorhook's shell would cause massive internal damage. to remove the razorhook from the plant, the ribbon dancer uses the spines in its head and its pectoral fins to scrape the razorhooks off of the plant. Not all of the razorhooks are removed, but the remaining amount is not usually enough to cause major injury to the ribbon dancer. [[File: Ribbon_Dancer.jpg]] 7ee8a6e7bec133f4349076d06c5c824dc0a19f30 69 68 2018-02-05T14:29:27Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 wikitext text/x-wiki '''Ribbon Dancer (''Dansantus citus'')''' The ribbon dancer is a eel like species in the Belutidae family that is native to the wiregrass meadows of the mineral sea. It is an omnivore, feeding on wiregrass, golden shiners, silver shiners, and shellfish. This species ohs its common name to the way it twists and twirls around wire grass blades to avoid injury, giving the appearance of a dancing ribbon. Ribbon Dancers are nocturnal, emerging at night to feed. They use their sensitive noses to find prey in the sand. Once prey is found, it is dug up while it is asleep and eaten. What makes this species interesting is their diet of wiregrass. They do not consume razorhooks, as the razorhook's shell would cause massive internal damage. to remove the razorhook from the plant, the ribbon dancer uses the spines in its head and its pectoral fins to scrape the razorhooks off of the plant. Not all of the razorhooks are removed, but the remaining amount is not usually enough to cause major injury to the ribbon dancer. 3231cfb29c75f06435b6eb79a97874b79d251175 70 69 2018-02-05T14:40:15Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 wikitext text/x-wiki '''Ribbon Dancer (''Dansantus citus'')''' The ribbon dancer is a eel like species in the Belutidae family that is native to the wiregrass meadows of the mineral sea. It is an omnivore, feeding on wiregrass, golden shiners, silver shiners, and shellfish. This species ohs its common name to the way it twists and twirls around wire grass blades to avoid injury, giving the appearance of a dancing ribbon. Ribbon Dancers are nocturnal, emerging at night to feed. They use their sensitive noses to find prey in the sand. Once prey is found, it is dug up while it is asleep and eaten. What makes this species interesting is their diet of wiregrass. They do not consume razorhooks, as the razorhook's shell would cause massive internal damage. to remove the razorhook from the plant, the ribbon dancer uses the spines in its head and its pectoral fins to scrape the razorhooks off of the plant. Not all of the razorhooks are removed, but the remaining amount is not usually enough to cause major injury to the ribbon dancer. [[File:Ribbon_Dancer|450px]] d689cf6c3e88534564fbd081cd5b8c32258a7b98 71 70 2018-02-05T14:40:36Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 wikitext text/x-wiki '''Ribbon Dancer (''Dansantus citus'')''' The ribbon dancer is a eel like species in the Belutidae family that is native to the wiregrass meadows of the mineral sea. It is an omnivore, feeding on wiregrass, golden shiners, silver shiners, and shellfish. This species ohs its common name to the way it twists and twirls around wire grass blades to avoid injury, giving the appearance of a dancing ribbon. Ribbon Dancers are nocturnal, emerging at night to feed. They use their sensitive noses to find prey in the sand. Once prey is found, it is dug up while it is asleep and eaten. What makes this species interesting is their diet of wiregrass. They do not consume razorhooks, as the razorhook's shell would cause massive internal damage. to remove the razorhook from the plant, the ribbon dancer uses the spines in its head and its pectoral fins to scrape the razorhooks off of the plant. Not all of the razorhooks are removed, but the remaining amount is not usually enough to cause major injury to the ribbon dancer. [[File:Ribbon_Dancer.jpg|450px]] 0ca30f4b7fd94fa5585740b6c68523b1ea4fc702 6 19 54 2018-02-05T14:21:57Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 wikitext text/x-wiki da39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709 0 14 55 42 2018-02-05T14:22:45Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 wikitext text/x-wiki '''Alloy Snapper (''Frango Offensionibus'')''' Alloy snappers are a predatory species that is found throughout the mineral sea. They can grow up to 7 meters long, and weigh up to 900 kilograms. They have a eel-like tail, 3 pairs of clawed flippers(3 claws per flipper), a narrow crocodilian head, and spines along their back. Because of their diet of anything smaller than them,(although they show a preference for silver and gold shiners), Alloy snappers tend to ingest large amounts of metals and minerals. Any minerals ingested are either passed through the digestive system or kept in the stomach to help break down tough material (similar to how chickens swallow small stones to aid in digestion). Metals, on the other hand, are sent to a special organ called a salacetallum (sal-a-set-al-um). The salacetallum contains acids that are strong enough to break down the chunks of metal into a near microscopic slush. That "slush is pumped to special areas near the head, flippers, and dorsal spines, where it is excreted and hardens to form the spines, claws, and teeth. Despite their appearance and diet, alloy snappers are a playful and friendly species that lives in family groups, called armories, of 4-10 individuals. Both genders are present in the group, as well as young. When the group has more than 10 individuals, the youngest independent alloy snappers will leave to join another group or form their own. Alloy snappers usually only have one baby at a time, although twins have been observed. The young are born live and dependent on the protection of their armory. Adult alloy snappers are very protective of their young and the young of other snappers. There was even one case where a pod of snappers even adopted some young that were orphaned when their armory was killed by a poacher. Alloy snappers reproduce at any time of year, as long as food is plentiful.Young become independent at 3 years of age, although they don't reach sexual maturity until their 5th year of life. When the young are born, they lack the teeth, claws, and spines of the adults, and instead have baby teeth. These baby teeth fall out after 11/2 years, pushed out by the metal fangs that have now grown large enough to use. Alloy snappers breath air, and prefer to stay near the surface, especially when they have young, which are not able to dive as deep or hold their breath for as long as the adults can. Adults are able to reach depths of up to a mile deep in search of prey, and can hold their breath for up to 1 hour. Alloy snappers have no predators as adults, but as young they are vulnerable to a variety of predators, especially sand divers, which will dive bomb young snappers from the sky in flocks until they are chased off by the adults or they kill it. Alloy snappers are a protected species on Illuria due to their limited range and the fact that they cannot survive outside of the mineral sea, even in captivity due to the costs of building a tank large enough to hold an entire pod comfortably and the amount of food that they would need. The alloy snapper gets its name from the way metals are mixed together in the salacetallum. Because they are liquidized, the metals mix together to form an alloy called snappium. As snappium has proven to be impossible to recreate using traditional methods, it is currently believed that there is an unknown metal, element, or process that allows this alloy to form. This is currently impossible to test, due to the difficulty in capturing a live individual, as well as the relative rarity of shed teeth and claws, as snappium dissolves within 2 hours when dropped from the alloy snapper that it belonged to, lending further evidence to the theory that an unknown process or chemical holds the snappium together. [[File:Alloy_Snapper.jpg]] af9362db271a22c8093c057e5ee740ed396893f4 6 20 56 2018-02-05T14:23:10Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 wikitext text/x-wiki da39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709 0 12 57 41 2018-02-05T14:23:32Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 wikitext text/x-wiki '''Crystal Borer (''Canalis Vicus'')''' The crystal borer is the most common trogloxene in the Crystal Caves. Crystal borers are colonial, crystal-dwelling organisms, with each colony being led by a single mated pair, a "king and queen" of sorts. The rulers of the colony use waterborne pheromones to communicate with the workers, each scent unique to each individual colony. Each colony typically occupies one crystal, which the workers use a special acid to dissolve. The solution produced by dissolving the crystal is then sent to the workers at the top of the colony, where it is used to make the crystal larger. There are several groups within a nest: The king and queen, the nursery workers, the nest expansion and repair workers, the guards, the general workers, and the foragers. The foragers and general workers are the ones most commonly seen outside of the nest, as they are the ones responsible for finding all of the food (Although general workers can do everything in the colony). Crystal borers are omnivorus, feeding on whatever the foragers can find. Each colony maintains its own territory, although colonies will blend their territory together if it is advantageous to both. [[File:Crystal_Borer.jpg]] baa289083a928feab341e69167a8e2391a7e7511 6 21 58 2018-02-05T14:24:05Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 wikitext text/x-wiki da39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709 0 3 59 29 2018-02-05T14:25:01Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 wikitext text/x-wiki [[File: Illuria_Map.png]] '''Star Type''': Yellow Dwarf '''Surface Area''': 257.6 million miles '''Atmosphere Type''': Earth-like, Higher oxygen count similar to the carboniferous time period '''Tilt of Axis''': 0% '''Moons''': Caballero, Caballera, Vida, Muerte '''Length of Day''': 48 Standard Earth Hours '''Length of Year''': 730 Standard Earth Days '''Sentient Species''': Acidians, an technologically advanced species that lives in harmony with nature and the acid swamps they call home ---- '''Notable Landmasses''' '''Acidia''' - A tropical continent mostly dominated by acid swamps, marshes, prairies, and the occasional rainforest. '''Montenera''' - A drier continent than Acidia, Montenera has a large mountain range running north to south on the eastern side, with temperate forests on the right side of the mountains, and desserts, scrublands and savanna's on the left. '''Iron Archipelago''' - Despite its name, this tropical island chain has more than just iron. The Iron Archipelago is very mineral rich, and supplies the Mineral Sea with many of the minerals that give it its name. The largest island has an active volcano. 3d7cefa8e3a5d09649635f29c6ecbf8d872f850a 60 59 2018-02-05T14:25:33Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Media: Illuria_Map.png]] '''Star Type''': Yellow Dwarf '''Surface Area''': 257.6 million miles '''Atmosphere Type''': Earth-like, Higher oxygen count similar to the carboniferous time period '''Tilt of Axis''': 0% '''Moons''': Caballero, Caballera, Vida, Muerte '''Length of Day''': 48 Standard Earth Hours '''Length of Year''': 730 Standard Earth Days '''Sentient Species''': Acidians, an technologically advanced species that lives in harmony with nature and the acid swamps they call home ---- '''Notable Landmasses''' '''Acidia''' - A tropical continent mostly dominated by acid swamps, marshes, prairies, and the occasional rainforest. '''Montenera''' - A drier continent than Acidia, Montenera has a large mountain range running north to south on the eastern side, with temperate forests on the right side of the mountains, and desserts, scrublands and savanna's on the left. '''Iron Archipelago''' - Despite its name, this tropical island chain has more than just iron. The Iron Archipelago is very mineral rich, and supplies the Mineral Sea with many of the minerals that give it its name. The largest island has an active volcano. 91ca162686467be6110073dc2ae328a348b918c1 75 60 2018-02-05T14:43:10Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Illuria_Map.png|450px]] '''Star Type''': Yellow Dwarf '''Surface Area''': 257.6 million miles '''Atmosphere Type''': Earth-like, Higher oxygen count similar to the carboniferous time period '''Tilt of Axis''': 0% '''Moons''': Caballero, Caballera, Vida, Muerte '''Length of Day''': 48 Standard Earth Hours '''Length of Year''': 730 Standard Earth Days '''Sentient Species''': Acidians, an technologically advanced species that lives in harmony with nature and the acid swamps they call home ---- '''Notable Landmasses''' '''Acidia''' - A tropical continent mostly dominated by acid swamps, marshes, prairies, and the occasional rainforest. '''Montenera''' - A drier continent than Acidia, Montenera has a large mountain range running north to south on the eastern side, with temperate forests on the right side of the mountains, and desserts, scrublands and savanna's on the left. '''Iron Archipelago''' - Despite its name, this tropical island chain has more than just iron. The Iron Archipelago is very mineral rich, and supplies the Mineral Sea with many of the minerals that give it its name. The largest island has an active volcano. 57273ef909648fd52a63a5815470b5c76dc24adb 94 75 2018-02-06T16:14:00Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Illuria_Map.png|450px]] [[File:Illuria_Climate_Map.png|450px]] '''Star Type''': Yellow Dwarf '''Surface Area''': 257.6 million miles '''Atmosphere Type''': Earth-like, Higher oxygen count similar to the carboniferous time period '''Tilt of Axis''': 0% '''Moons''': Caballero, Caballera, Vida, Muerte '''Length of Day''': 48 Standard Earth Hours '''Length of Year''': 730 Standard Earth Days '''Sentient Species''': Acidians, an technologically advanced species that lives in harmony with nature and the acid swamps they call home ---- '''Notable Landmasses''' '''Acidia''' - A tropical continent mostly dominated by acid swamps, marshes, prairies, and the occasional rainforest. '''Montenera''' - A drier continent than Acidia, Montenera has a large mountain range running north to south on the eastern side, with temperate forests on the right side of the mountains, and desserts, scrublands and savanna's on the left. '''Iron Archipelago''' - Despite its name, this tropical island chain has more than just iron. The Iron Archipelago is very mineral rich, and supplies the Mineral Sea with many of the minerals that give it its name. The largest island has an active volcano. 703bcef59add6f9cf0b04c6fadd070ab8337e0f8 96 94 2018-02-06T20:29:24Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Illuria_Map.png|450px]] [[File:Illuria_Climate_Map_With_Key.png |450px]] '''Star Type''': Yellow Dwarf '''Surface Area''': 257.6 million miles '''Atmosphere Type''': Earth-like, Higher oxygen count similar to the carboniferous time period '''Tilt of Axis''': 0% '''Moons''': Caballero, Caballera, Vida, Muerte '''Length of Day''': 48 Standard Earth Hours '''Length of Year''': 730 Standard Earth Days '''Sentient Species''': Acidians, an technologically advanced species that lives in harmony with nature and the acid swamps they call home ---- '''Notable Landmasses''' '''Acidia''' - A tropical continent mostly dominated by acid swamps, marshes, prairies, and the occasional rainforest. '''Montenera''' - A drier continent than Acidia, Montenera has a large mountain range running north to south on the eastern side, with temperate forests on the right side of the mountains, and desserts, scrublands and savanna's on the left. '''Iron Archipelago''' - Despite its name, this tropical island chain has more than just iron. The Iron Archipelago is very mineral rich, and supplies the Mineral Sea with many of the minerals that give it its name. The largest island has an active volcano. d6eed28229d20c2d2b9e70dd7e730f21a952f08f 6 22 61 2018-02-05T14:26:03Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 wikitext text/x-wiki da39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709 0 7 62 35 2018-02-05T14:26:38Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 wikitext text/x-wiki '''Metallic Algae (''Zoophytorum Metallicum Spp.'')''' Metallic algae are similar to the algae on Earth. They come in many shapes, sizes, and forms, and form the base of many ecosystems. The main difference between the two groups is the way metallic algae catch and use light for photosynthesis. While metallic algae use chloroplast like Earth algae, metallic algae form metallic coats around themselves, the sole purpose of which is to reflect more light onto the algae than it would be able to get without the reflective covering. There are many different subspecies, including the free-floating silver algae, the sedentary gold algae, and the kelp-like copper algae. [[File:Metallic_Algae.jpeg]] '''How metallic algae use metals (Gold Algae as example)''' If you look at a gold algae under a microscope, you will see a small ball with the bottom half covered in spikes that have sticky pads on the end. Gold algae sit in the sediment spike half down. As they collect gold flakes from the sediment and nearby water, the flakes are stuck to the inside part of the pad. As light filters down from above, some of it hits the center sphere, where it goes through photosynthesis. Some light, however, misses the center sphere. Normally the light would be lost, but with gold algae, it hits the gold flakes, which are polished like mirrors. Each flake is positioned so that it reflects the light like a mirror onto the center sphere. These "mirrors" are positioned at different angles to catch the sun better during different times of day. 30601d3c61517ab835f5021403c85041bccb52c7 63 62 2018-02-05T14:27:10Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 wikitext text/x-wiki '''Metallic Algae (''Zoophytorum Metallicum Spp.'')''' Metallic algae are similar to the algae on Earth. They come in many shapes, sizes, and forms, and form the base of many ecosystems. The main difference between the two groups is the way metallic algae catch and use light for photosynthesis. While metallic algae use chloroplast like Earth algae, metallic algae form metallic coats around themselves, the sole purpose of which is to reflect more light onto the algae than it would be able to get without the reflective covering. There are many different subspecies, including the free-floating silver algae, the sedentary gold algae, and the kelp-like copper algae. '''How metallic algae use metals (Gold Algae as example)''' If you look at a gold algae under a microscope, you will see a small ball with the bottom half covered in spikes that have sticky pads on the end. Gold algae sit in the sediment spike half down. As they collect gold flakes from the sediment and nearby water, the flakes are stuck to the inside part of the pad. As light filters down from above, some of it hits the center sphere, where it goes through photosynthesis. Some light, however, misses the center sphere. Normally the light would be lost, but with gold algae, it hits the gold flakes, which are polished like mirrors. Each flake is positioned so that it reflects the light like a mirror onto the center sphere. These "mirrors" are positioned at different angles to catch the sun better during different times of day. 92488e0d6d3442e6dd0bdd16f90fe6d9517677dc 73 63 2018-02-05T14:41:55Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 wikitext text/x-wiki '''Metallic Algae (''Zoophytorum Metallicum Spp.'')''' Metallic algae are similar to the algae on Earth. They come in many shapes, sizes, and forms, and form the base of many ecosystems. The main difference between the two groups is the way metallic algae catch and use light for photosynthesis. While metallic algae use chloroplast like Earth algae, metallic algae form metallic coats around themselves, the sole purpose of which is to reflect more light onto the algae than it would be able to get without the reflective covering. There are many different subspecies, including the free-floating silver algae, the sedentary gold algae, and the kelp-like copper algae. [[File:Metallic_Algae.jpg|450px]] '''How metallic algae use metals (Gold Algae as example)''' If you look at a gold algae under a microscope, you will see a small ball with the bottom half covered in spikes that have sticky pads on the end. Gold algae sit in the sediment spike half down. As they collect gold flakes from the sediment and nearby water, the flakes are stuck to the inside part of the pad. As light filters down from above, some of it hits the center sphere, where it goes through photosynthesis. Some light, however, misses the center sphere. Normally the light would be lost, but with gold algae, it hits the gold flakes, which are polished like mirrors. Each flake is positioned so that it reflects the light like a mirror onto the center sphere. These "mirrors" are positioned at different angles to catch the sun better during different times of day. 86e68c26e5d5429b0f0a17a096ae8d88aeabf7b7 74 73 2018-02-05T14:42:24Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 wikitext text/x-wiki '''Metallic Algae (''Zoophytorum Metallicum Spp.'')''' Metallic algae are similar to the algae on Earth. They come in many shapes, sizes, and forms, and form the base of many ecosystems. The main difference between the two groups is the way metallic algae catch and use light for photosynthesis. While metallic algae use chloroplast like Earth algae, metallic algae form metallic coats around themselves, the sole purpose of which is to reflect more light onto the algae than it would be able to get without the reflective covering. There are many different subspecies, including the free-floating silver algae, the sedentary gold algae, and the kelp-like copper algae. [[File:Metallic_Algae.jpeg|450px]] '''How metallic algae use metals (Gold Algae as example)''' If you look at a gold algae under a microscope, you will see a small ball with the bottom half covered in spikes that have sticky pads on the end. Gold algae sit in the sediment spike half down. As they collect gold flakes from the sediment and nearby water, the flakes are stuck to the inside part of the pad. As light filters down from above, some of it hits the center sphere, where it goes through photosynthesis. Some light, however, misses the center sphere. Normally the light would be lost, but with gold algae, it hits the gold flakes, which are polished like mirrors. Each flake is positioned so that it reflects the light like a mirror onto the center sphere. These "mirrors" are positioned at different angles to catch the sun better during different times of day. d47260e9b49334f97dc54e7db7efd56851c36f5e 6 23 64 2018-02-05T14:27:27Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 wikitext text/x-wiki da39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709 0 11 65 40 2018-02-05T14:27:47Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 wikitext text/x-wiki '''Razorhook (''Minimanus hamo'')''' The razorhook is a microscopic member of the Canceridae family in the genus Carabus. Its diet consist of algae, dead and decaying plant matter, as well as organic particles suspended in the water. They live only on living wiregrass specimens, which can hold billions of razor hooks on a single leaf! Razorhooks maintain the plant, removing dead and infected portions, as well as keeping it free of algae. They also deter predators using the razor sharp metal hooks on their backs. In return, the plant provides them with a place to live and food to eat. The hook on a razor hooks back is made up of various metal types, with iron being the most common. This is most likely due to the razorhook’s use of the iron found in the blood of any creature injured by them. Razorhooks reproduce sexually, with the females holding on to the eggs and protecting them until they hatch. [[File: Razorhook.jpg]] 923fd0728079906f69ae1f1c93a550c64261091a 66 65 2018-02-05T14:28:22Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 wikitext text/x-wiki '''Razorhook (''Minimanus hamo'')''' The razorhook is a microscopic member of the Canceridae family in the genus Carabus. Its diet consist of algae, dead and decaying plant matter, as well as organic particles suspended in the water. They live only on living wiregrass specimens, which can hold billions of razor hooks on a single leaf! Razorhooks maintain the plant, removing dead and infected portions, as well as keeping it free of algae. They also deter predators using the razor sharp metal hooks on their backs. In return, the plant provides them with a place to live and food to eat. The hook on a razor hooks back is made up of various metal types, with iron being the most common. This is most likely due to the razorhook’s use of the iron found in the blood of any creature injured by them. Razorhooks reproduce sexually, with the females holding on to the eggs and protecting them until they hatch. c69c5f21975ec581468cb691c8bd5bea26cb3115 72 66 2018-02-05T14:41:12Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 wikitext text/x-wiki '''Razorhook (''Minimanus hamo'')''' The razorhook is a microscopic member of the Canceridae family in the genus Carabus. Its diet consist of algae, dead and decaying plant matter, as well as organic particles suspended in the water. They live only on living wiregrass specimens, which can hold billions of razor hooks on a single leaf! Razorhooks maintain the plant, removing dead and infected portions, as well as keeping it free of algae. They also deter predators using the razor sharp metal hooks on their backs. In return, the plant provides them with a place to live and food to eat. The hook on a razor hooks back is made up of various metal types, with iron being the most common. This is most likely due to the razorhook’s use of the iron found in the blood of any creature injured by them. Razorhooks reproduce sexually, with the females holding on to the eggs and protecting them until they hatch. [[File:Razorhook.jpg|450px]] 1110c4c7e1b6c92d1a68b4b8adbe02c410187db6 6 24 67 2018-02-05T14:28:41Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 wikitext text/x-wiki da39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709 6 25 76 2018-02-05T15:01:10Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 wikitext text/x-wiki da39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709 0 8 77 36 2018-02-05T15:02:42Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 wikitext text/x-wiki '''Wiregrass (''Capillum ferrum'')''' Wiregrass is a thin seaweed in the Tenuidae family. On it’s own, it is harmless, but the true danger with this species lies in its mutualistic relationship with a small invertebrate called the razorhook. It reproduces through waterborne spores, and grows in large undersea meadows. [[File:Wiregrass.png|450px]] 7aa197159af5dc7a461754fa0b2b8072719626de 0 1 78 48 2018-02-06T14:13:57Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 wikitext text/x-wiki == Welcome to Illuria! == Summary: Illuria was first discovered by human environmentalists in the year 3018. Because they were looking for an empty planet to terraform and turn into a refuge for Earth's endangered species, Illuria was not colonized or used. Recognizing the diversity of its native flora and fauna and the once in a lifetime opportunity, however, a small team of 2 zoologists, 2 biologists, 2 geologists, and 2 botanists was sent out to study the planet. Here is the guidebook they wrote with their findings for future visitors such as yourself. [[Planet Stats]] [[Locations]] [[Species]] b7d1107dc5fde4974c1bab356f2eb859997893f6 0 26 79 2018-02-06T14:16:36Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 Created page with "'''[[Mineral Sea]]''' '''[[Gunung berapi]]'''" wikitext text/x-wiki '''[[Mineral Sea]]''' '''[[Gunung berapi]]''' 1535672be6b0ee68c2709706479def77b63d76d9 82 79 2018-02-06T14:19:31Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 Protected "[[Locations]]" ([Edit=Allow only administrators] (indefinite) [Move=Allow only administrators] (indefinite)) [cascading] wikitext text/x-wiki '''[[Mineral Sea]]''' '''[[Gunung berapi]]''' 1535672be6b0ee68c2709706479def77b63d76d9 83 82 2018-02-06T14:19:43Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 wikitext text/x-wiki '''[[Mineral Sea]]''' '''[[Gunung Berapi]]''' 54c1327617178caece9546e301b67e14812b0e9b 0 28 84 2018-02-06T14:20:30Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 Created page with "The largest island in the Iron Archipelago, Gunung Berapi is an ecological hotspot. Many of the species found there originated on the continent of Acidia, as there was a land..." wikitext text/x-wiki The largest island in the Iron Archipelago, Gunung Berapi is an ecological hotspot. Many of the species found there originated on the continent of Acidia, as there was a land bridge connecting the two in the past. '''Species''' [[Giant Hovizard]] 5619af8de1e18275e1e169c27cc7295e735d7099 90 84 2018-02-06T14:26:57Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 Protected "[[Gunung Berapi]]" ([Edit=Allow only administrators] (indefinite) [Move=Allow only administrators] (indefinite)) [cascading] wikitext text/x-wiki The largest island in the Iron Archipelago, Gunung Berapi is an ecological hotspot. Many of the species found there originated on the continent of Acidia, as there was a land bridge connecting the two in the past. '''Species''' [[Giant Hovizard]] 5619af8de1e18275e1e169c27cc7295e735d7099 98 90 2018-02-07T13:39:34Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 wikitext text/x-wiki The largest island in the Iron Archipelago, Gunung Berapi is an ecological hotspot. Many of the species found there originated on the continent of Acidia, as there was a land bridge connecting the two in the past. '''Species''' [[Giant Hovizard]] [[Spikeberry]] c78e09f60177064f8ce20f0d02ba9f541182c504 0 29 85 2018-02-06T14:21:07Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 Created page with "'''Giant Hovizard (''Volantus Sine Magnum'')''' The giant hovizard is a island descendant of the common hovizard. After a small population was blown to the volcanic island of..." wikitext text/x-wiki '''Giant Hovizard (''Volantus Sine Magnum'')''' The giant hovizard is a island descendant of the common hovizard. After a small population was blown to the volcanic island of Gunung berapi, they were isolated from the mainland and evolved into a separate species from their cousin. Like its ancestor, it does not have legs. It uses its long tongue to sip nectar from flowers and to catch bugs. They have a prehensile tail that they use to hang upside down from the three exposed roots of tri-stilt plants (guess which one that was in the concept art!). The young are born from eggs laid in nests on top of the tri-stilt plant, and are cared for from the time they are laid to their fifth month of life, when they are able to fly. Giant hovizards almost never stop flying! They only stop to rest, shed their skin, or incubate their eggs. They even mate in the air! Because of all the time they spend flying, giant hovizards have a high metabolism. They spend most of their time in the air feeding or searching for food. Giant hovizards are larger than their cousins, most likely due to the plentiful food and fewer predators on their island home. There are three different kinds, differing only in coloration and location. The northern population is found in the tropical rainforests of the northern part of the island and are various shades of dark green. The middle population lives in the temperate rainforests of the middle part of the island and are a mottled green/brown color. The southern population, and the one shown in the picture above, are fount in the wet prairies of the southern part of the island and are a bright light green. The differing colorations are a form of camouflage used to hide from predators in their specific habitat. a7a29af17610c4410c695ba353ca9f710d8ec9fb 86 85 2018-02-06T14:21:21Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 wikitext text/x-wiki '''Giant Hovizard (''Volantus Sine Magnum'')''' The giant hovizard is a island descendant of the common hovizard. After a small population was blown to the volcanic island of Gunung Berapi, they were isolated from the mainland and evolved into a separate species from their cousin. Like its ancestor, it does not have legs. It uses its long tongue to sip nectar from flowers and to catch bugs. They have a prehensile tail that they use to hang upside down from the three exposed roots of tri-stilt plants (guess which one that was in the concept art!). The young are born from eggs laid in nests on top of the tri-stilt plant, and are cared for from the time they are laid to their fifth month of life, when they are able to fly. Giant hovizards almost never stop flying! They only stop to rest, shed their skin, or incubate their eggs. They even mate in the air! Because of all the time they spend flying, giant hovizards have a high metabolism. They spend most of their time in the air feeding or searching for food. Giant hovizards are larger than their cousins, most likely due to the plentiful food and fewer predators on their island home. There are three different kinds, differing only in coloration and location. The northern population is found in the tropical rainforests of the northern part of the island and are various shades of dark green. The middle population lives in the temperate rainforests of the middle part of the island and are a mottled green/brown color. The southern population, and the one shown in the picture above, are fount in the wet prairies of the southern part of the island and are a bright light green. The differing colorations are a form of camouflage used to hide from predators in their specific habitat. 9ddf6144de3251de111e1a858a80f8b625554865 88 86 2018-02-06T14:25:55Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 wikitext text/x-wiki '''Giant Hovizard (''Volantus Sine Magnum'')''' The giant hovizard is a island descendant of the common hovizard. After a small population was blown to the volcanic island of Gunung Berapi, they were isolated from the mainland and evolved into a separate species from their cousin. Like its ancestor, it does not have legs. It uses its long tongue to sip nectar from flowers and to catch bugs. They have a prehensile tail that they use to hang upside down from the three exposed roots of tri-stilt plants (guess which one that was in the concept art!). The young are born from eggs laid in nests on top of the tri-stilt plant, and are cared for from the time they are laid to their fifth month of life, when they are able to fly. Giant hovizards almost never stop flying! They only stop to rest, shed their skin, or incubate their eggs. They even mate in the air! Because of all the time they spend flying, giant hovizards have a high metabolism. They spend most of their time in the air feeding or searching for food. Giant hovizards are larger than their cousins, most likely due to the plentiful food and fewer predators on their island home. There are three different kinds, differing only in coloration and location. The northern population is found in the tropical rainforests of the northern part of the island and are various shades of dark green. The middle population lives in the temperate rainforests of the middle part of the island and are a mottled green/brown color. The southern population, and the one shown in the picture above, are fount in the wet prairies of the southern part of the island and are a bright light green. The differing colorations are a form of camouflage used to hide from predators in their specific habitat. [[File:Giant_Hovizard_(Southern).jpg]] 379ec591a203e0c5ff761c9824a3a9671b76ee7d 89 88 2018-02-06T14:26:05Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 Protected "[[Giant Hovizard]]" ([Edit=Allow only administrators] (indefinite) [Move=Allow only administrators] (indefinite)) [cascading] wikitext text/x-wiki '''Giant Hovizard (''Volantus Sine Magnum'')''' The giant hovizard is a island descendant of the common hovizard. After a small population was blown to the volcanic island of Gunung Berapi, they were isolated from the mainland and evolved into a separate species from their cousin. Like its ancestor, it does not have legs. It uses its long tongue to sip nectar from flowers and to catch bugs. They have a prehensile tail that they use to hang upside down from the three exposed roots of tri-stilt plants (guess which one that was in the concept art!). The young are born from eggs laid in nests on top of the tri-stilt plant, and are cared for from the time they are laid to their fifth month of life, when they are able to fly. Giant hovizards almost never stop flying! They only stop to rest, shed their skin, or incubate their eggs. They even mate in the air! Because of all the time they spend flying, giant hovizards have a high metabolism. They spend most of their time in the air feeding or searching for food. Giant hovizards are larger than their cousins, most likely due to the plentiful food and fewer predators on their island home. There are three different kinds, differing only in coloration and location. The northern population is found in the tropical rainforests of the northern part of the island and are various shades of dark green. The middle population lives in the temperate rainforests of the middle part of the island and are a mottled green/brown color. The southern population, and the one shown in the picture above, are fount in the wet prairies of the southern part of the island and are a bright light green. The differing colorations are a form of camouflage used to hide from predators in their specific habitat. [[File:Giant_Hovizard_(Southern).jpg]] 379ec591a203e0c5ff761c9824a3a9671b76ee7d 91 89 2018-02-06T14:27:10Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 wikitext text/x-wiki '''Giant Hovizard (''Volantus Sine Magnum'')''' The giant hovizard is a island descendant of the common hovizard. After a small population was blown to the volcanic island of Gunung Berapi, they were isolated from the mainland and evolved into a separate species from their cousin. Like its ancestor, it does not have legs. It uses its long tongue to sip nectar from flowers and to catch bugs. They have a prehensile tail that they use to hang upside down from the three exposed roots of tri-stilt plants (guess which one that was in the concept art!). The young are born from eggs laid in nests on top of the tri-stilt plant, and are cared for from the time they are laid to their fifth month of life, when they are able to fly. Giant hovizards almost never stop flying! They only stop to rest, shed their skin, or incubate their eggs. They even mate in the air! Because of all the time they spend flying, giant hovizards have a high metabolism. They spend most of their time in the air feeding or searching for food. Giant hovizards are larger than their cousins, most likely due to the plentiful food and fewer predators on their island home. There are three different kinds, differing only in coloration and location. The northern population is found in the tropical rainforests of the northern part of the island and are various shades of dark green. The middle population lives in the temperate rainforests of the middle part of the island and are a mottled green/brown color. The southern population, and the one shown in the picture above, are fount in the wet prairies of the southern part of the island and are a bright light green. The differing colorations are a form of camouflage used to hide from predators in their specific habitat. [[File:Giant_Hovizard_(Southern).jpg|450px]] 550405bc7db4d0e31cc35ac4a1aab549678e9a94 6 30 87 2018-02-06T14:25:20Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 wikitext text/x-wiki da39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709 0 6 92 49 2018-02-06T14:27:33Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 wikitext text/x-wiki '''Plants''' [[Metallic Algae]] [[Wiregrass]] '''Animals''' [[Silver Shiner]] [[Golden Shiner]] [[Razorhook]] [[Crystal Borer]] [[Alloy Snapper]] [[Rust Polyp]] [[Ribbon Dancer]] [[Giant Hovizard]] a69963543cca4e12fe91102a6c04f1a2ed8cb6f2 101 92 2018-02-07T13:43:36Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 wikitext text/x-wiki '''Plants''' [[Metallic Algae]] [[Wiregrass]] '''Animals''' [[Silver Shiner]] [[Golden Shiner]] [[Razorhook]] [[Crystal Borer]] [[Alloy Snapper]] [[Rust Polyp]] [[Ribbon Dancer]] [[Giant Hovizard]] [[Spikeberry]] 8c89aaf90f1e3465e6b145e632a9cdcc5f7e956d 103 101 2018-02-14T15:11:21Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 wikitext text/x-wiki '''Plants''' [[Metallic Algae]] [[Wiregrass]] [[Dark Creeper]] '''Animals''' [[Silver Shiner]] [[Golden Shiner]] [[Razorhook]] [[Crystal Borer]] [[Alloy Snapper]] [[Rust Polyp]] [[Ribbon Dancer]] [[Giant Hovizard]] [[Spikeberry]] 1e251a19d9cbbd66e167cfe4fb20ce0a983facbf 6 31 93 2018-02-06T16:12:23Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 wikitext text/x-wiki da39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709 6 32 95 2018-02-06T20:28:53Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 wikitext text/x-wiki da39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709 6 33 97 2018-02-07T13:35:29Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 wikitext text/x-wiki da39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709 0 34 99 2018-02-07T13:42:50Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 Created page with "'''Spikeberry (''Rigida Baca'')''' The spike berry is a plant species native to the tropical dry forests and grasslands of Gunung Berapi. Their leaves are stiff and pointed,..." wikitext text/x-wiki '''Spikeberry (''Rigida Baca'')''' The spike berry is a plant species native to the tropical dry forests and grasslands of Gunung Berapi. Their leaves are stiff and pointed, making them unpalatable to herbivores. They produce tall flowering spikes in spring. The flowers draw in pollinators like the giant hovizard. Once pollinated, the flowers produce large red berries. each berry contains hundreds of seeds that will grow into a new spikeberry plant. The berries are a nutritious food source for frugivores such as the dwarf trunkrunner, which will eat the fruit and excrete the seeds in its droppings. The seeds will remain unharmed by the digestive acids of the trunkrunner, and will use the droppings as fertilizer. Being eaten is not a requirement for growth, however, and seeds will grow just fin if the fruit remains uneaten. It is believed that the Spikeberry is a relative of the mainland slikebush plant, which is only found in the grasslands of Acidia. [[File:Spikeberry.jpg|450px]] ee13811716875ac2aac8464c6340449ebe254f59 100 99 2018-02-07T13:43:06Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 Protected "[[Spikeberry]]" ([Edit=Allow only administrators] (indefinite) [Move=Allow only administrators] (indefinite)) [cascading] wikitext text/x-wiki '''Spikeberry (''Rigida Baca'')''' The spike berry is a plant species native to the tropical dry forests and grasslands of Gunung Berapi. Their leaves are stiff and pointed, making them unpalatable to herbivores. They produce tall flowering spikes in spring. The flowers draw in pollinators like the giant hovizard. Once pollinated, the flowers produce large red berries. each berry contains hundreds of seeds that will grow into a new spikeberry plant. The berries are a nutritious food source for frugivores such as the dwarf trunkrunner, which will eat the fruit and excrete the seeds in its droppings. The seeds will remain unharmed by the digestive acids of the trunkrunner, and will use the droppings as fertilizer. Being eaten is not a requirement for growth, however, and seeds will grow just fin if the fruit remains uneaten. It is believed that the Spikeberry is a relative of the mainland slikebush plant, which is only found in the grasslands of Acidia. [[File:Spikeberry.jpg|450px]] ee13811716875ac2aac8464c6340449ebe254f59 102 100 2018-02-07T13:45:37Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 wikitext text/x-wiki '''Spikeberry (''Rigida Baca'')''' The spike berry is a plant species native to the tropical dry forests and grasslands of Gunung Berapi. Their leaves are stiff and pointed, making them unpalatable to herbivores. They produce tall flowering spikes in spring. The flowers draw in pollinators like the giant hovizard. Once pollinated, the flowers produce large red berries. each berry contains hundreds of seeds that will grow into a new spikeberry plant. The berries are a nutritious food source for frugivores such as the dwarf trunkrunner, which will eat the fruit and excrete the seeds in its droppings. The seeds will remain unharmed by the digestive acids of the trunkrunner, and will use the droppings as fertilizer. Being eaten is not a requirement for growth, however, and seeds will grow just fine if the fruit remains uneaten. It is believed that the Spikeberry is a relative of the mainland slikebush plant, which is only found in the grasslands of Acidia. [[File:Spikeberry.jpg|450px]] 8f32c5495e2dc483109ca843725723d9cb948150 0 35 104 2018-02-14T15:12:27Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 Created page with "'''Dark Creeper (''Furvus spp.'')''' Dark creepers are mosslike plants belonging to the ''Tapete'' family. They are typically found in caves, rainforests, and other places wi..." wikitext text/x-wiki '''Dark Creeper (''Furvus spp.'')''' Dark creepers are mosslike plants belonging to the ''Tapete'' family. They are typically found in caves, rainforests, and other places with a general lack of light. They are a black color, and are usually no larger than a few centimeters tall. Their coloration developed as a way of absorbing all possible light in its environment, as opposed to other plants, which do not absorb all light. Dark creepers form carpets that are attached to rocks, trees, and other surfaces in its environment. Dark creepers reproduce through spores. Some are dispersed through wind, others via water, some via animals. One species of dark creeper is notable because it lives on animals in addition to rocks and trees. ''Furvus uncinus'', commonly called the dark fur creeper, has spores with hooks on them. these spores often get caught in the fur or feathers of other animals. The spores then sprout, further tangling the moss in the coat of the creature. The spores are airborne and are only released when a living creature makes contact with the plant. eb31603fd58268c7919b235452e79984be8ac974 0 35 105 104 2018-02-14T15:12:39Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 Protected "[[Dark Creeper]]" ([Edit=Allow only administrators] (indefinite) [Move=Allow only administrators] (indefinite)) [cascading] wikitext text/x-wiki '''Dark Creeper (''Furvus spp.'')''' Dark creepers are mosslike plants belonging to the ''Tapete'' family. They are typically found in caves, rainforests, and other places with a general lack of light. They are a black color, and are usually no larger than a few centimeters tall. Their coloration developed as a way of absorbing all possible light in its environment, as opposed to other plants, which do not absorb all light. Dark creepers form carpets that are attached to rocks, trees, and other surfaces in its environment. Dark creepers reproduce through spores. Some are dispersed through wind, others via water, some via animals. One species of dark creeper is notable because it lives on animals in addition to rocks and trees. ''Furvus uncinus'', commonly called the dark fur creeper, has spores with hooks on them. these spores often get caught in the fur or feathers of other animals. The spores then sprout, further tangling the moss in the coat of the creature. The spores are airborne and are only released when a living creature makes contact with the plant. eb31603fd58268c7919b235452e79984be8ac974 106 105 2018-02-14T15:20:14Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 wikitext text/x-wiki '''Dark Creeper (''Furvus spp.'')''' Dark creepers are mosslike plants belonging to the ''Tapete'' family. They are typically found in caves, rainforests, and other places with a general lack of light. They are a dark green bordering on black color with very short silver hairs, and are usually no larger than a few centimeters tall. Their coloration developed as a way of absorbing all possible light in its environment, as well as reflecting bright light from sudden gaps in the rainforest canopy. Dark creepers form carpets that are attached to rocks, trees, and other surfaces in its environment. Dark creepers reproduce through spores. Some are dispersed through wind, others via water, some via animals. One species of dark creeper is notable because it lives on animals in addition to rocks and trees. ''Furvus uncinus'', commonly called the dark fur creeper, has spores with hooks on them. these spores often get caught in the fur or feathers of other animals. The spores then sprout, further tangling the moss in the coat of the creature. The spores are airborne and are only released when a living creature makes contact with the plant. 9d85bdfa399d471b890dd1f73365509869049c2d 0 6 107 103 2018-02-15T15:23:30Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 wikitext text/x-wiki '''Plants''' [[Metallic Algae]] [[Wiregrass]] [[Dark Creeper]] [[Crawling Boom Creeper]] '''Animals''' [[Silver Shiner]] [[Golden Shiner]] [[Razorhook]] [[Crystal Borer]] [[Alloy Snapper]] [[Rust Polyp]] [[Ribbon Dancer]] [[Giant Hovizard]] [[Spikeberry]] 6d32c233af22a0ba78abdb8ad86111a5cdae264b 0 36 108 2018-02-15T15:23:55Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 Created page with "'''Crawling Boom Creeper (''Praemium Motus'')''' The crawling boom creeper is unique among boom creepers because it actually hunts its prey. While most boom creepers wait for..." wikitext text/x-wiki '''Crawling Boom Creeper (''Praemium Motus'')''' The crawling boom creeper is unique among boom creepers because it actually hunts its prey. While most boom creepers wait for an animal to come close to it, and then explode when it is close enough, Crawling boom creepers actually hunt their prey. To do this, they grow extremely fast, about three times as fast as bamboo does on Earth! The rapid cellular division responsible for this is extremely taxing, so crawling boom creepers must find prey as soon as possible. They hunt at night, as that is when most of their prey is sleeping. During the day, crawling boom creepers remain rooted in the soil, photosynthesizing and storing all of the energy produced for their nighttime work. Crawling boom creepers detect their prey with special sensors that detect the gas emissions of the prey. As they crawl towards the prey, the portions behind the crawling boom creeper die off, or split into a new specimen. If such a split occurs, the new plant will sit and do nothing but produce and store energy for a week before it begins its nighttime excursions. Once prey is found, the crawling boom creeper will explode, usually killing or severely injuring the prey with the shrapnel damage from hardened patches on it. The now dead prey will then serve as an energy rich meal for the spores as they store energy for when they set out to find prey of their own. If they prey animal is only injured, then the spores will wait until it dies of its injuries, or until it is killed by a predator. The entire life of a crawling boom creeper plant revolves around storing enough energy to find prey. It is unknown how this evolved. The current theory is that there was a time when animal life was scarce, so one species of boom creeper developed limited mobility to find the scarce prey, which then evolved into the more efficient form you see today. Because animal life is now much more common than it might have been when this species first evolved, crawling boom creepers are much more common. In fact, the boom creeper family in general is much more common than it was in the past. 88c195f6e490d1a294cb348991c566fa85e04b0a 109 108 2018-02-15T15:24:10Z ZoologicalBotanist 30485587 Protected "[[Crawling Boom Creeper]]" ([Edit=Allow only administrators] (indefinite) [Move=Allow only administrators] (indefinite)) [cascading] wikitext text/x-wiki '''Crawling Boom Creeper (''Praemium Motus'')''' The crawling boom creeper is unique among boom creepers because it actually hunts its prey. While most boom creepers wait for an animal to come close to it, and then explode when it is close enough, Crawling boom creepers actually hunt their prey. To do this, they grow extremely fast, about three times as fast as bamboo does on Earth! The rapid cellular division responsible for this is extremely taxing, so crawling boom creepers must find prey as soon as possible. They hunt at night, as that is when most of their prey is sleeping. During the day, crawling boom creepers remain rooted in the soil, photosynthesizing and storing all of the energy produced for their nighttime work. Crawling boom creepers detect their prey with special sensors that detect the gas emissions of the prey. As they crawl towards the prey, the portions behind the crawling boom creeper die off, or split into a new specimen. If such a split occurs, the new plant will sit and do nothing but produce and store energy for a week before it begins its nighttime excursions. Once prey is found, the crawling boom creeper will explode, usually killing or severely injuring the prey with the shrapnel damage from hardened patches on it. The now dead prey will then serve as an energy rich meal for the spores as they store energy for when they set out to find prey of their own. If they prey animal is only injured, then the spores will wait until it dies of its injuries, or until it is killed by a predator. The entire life of a crawling boom creeper plant revolves around storing enough energy to find prey. It is unknown how this evolved. The current theory is that there was a time when animal life was scarce, so one species of boom creeper developed limited mobility to find the scarce prey, which then evolved into the more efficient form you see today. Because animal life is now much more common than it might have been when this species first evolved, crawling boom creepers are much more common. In fact, the boom creeper family in general is much more common than it was in the past. 88c195f6e490d1a294cb348991c566fa85e04b0a